Overview

The Fraud Prevention module is a pluggable, multi-provider fraud detection engine that automatically assesses every new order for fraud risk at checkout.

How It Works

When a customer places an order, the system automatically:

1. Sends order details (IP address, billing info, order amount) to your configured fraud provider
2. Receives a risk score (0–100) and verdict
3. Stores the result and displays it in the order admin sidebar

You see a color-coded trust score on every order — green for safe, amber for review, red for high risk.

Key Design Principles

• Region-first: A region-specific primary provider runs first (e.g. BdCourier for Bangladesh shops)
• Global fallback: If the primary fails or is unavailable, a global provider takes over
• Fail-open: If all providers are down or misconfigured, the order passes as safe — legitimate orders are never blocked by an API outage
• One active assessment per order: Risk is assessed once at creation and stored persistently

Why It Matters

• Reduce chargebacks by catching suspicious orders before fulfillment
• Protect your reputation by avoiding shipments to known fraudsters
• Save time with automated risk scoring on every order
• Stay flexible with 12 providers across 6 regions — pick what works for your market